When you visit downtown Chicago or Toronto you can feel those places are more civically healthy than downtown Cleveland.
How is it that the government/management of those old Great Lakes cities has distinguished their civic space ambiance from NorthEastOhio’s?
I believe that our region’s slogan “we have it all – together” falls flat (is actually deceptive) when one visits Chicago and Toronto.
Is the difference between the public mood in Chicago and Toronto verse Cleveland a result of a difference in how our region is governed/managed, or is the difference caused by the lobbyists, foundations, and corporate interests who direct where the money goes in NEO?
Or is it both?
Which of the following recent goverment decisions was made for the benefit of corporate/private/ lobby interests or for the best interests of constituent citizens?
Decision to fund Hopkins Continental Hub expansion
Decision to allow Burke Lake Front to remain an "airport"
Decision to restrict cab companies at Hopkins
Decision to raise county sales tax for ConCenter Kennedy Mart
Decision to fund "about 10 wind turbines in Lake Erie off of Cleveland"
Decision to buy and demolish the Breuer Tower
Decision to impose a curfew on homeless persons in one quarter of Public Square
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